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LiveDaily Interview: Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace
After struggling for years with addiction, Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier is thankful for the help he received from Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Queen Street facility. He's so grateful that, during his North American tour, he is bypassing the usual afternoon acoustic radio performances to play for rehab and mental-health facilities, as well as homes for troubled children.
"The tours are normally set up where you go to radio stations during the day; you do the typical kind of acoustic thing," Gontier told LiveDaily last month, shortly after his group won a Billboard award for the single "Animal I Have Become." "This was a way for me to sort of give back to that community that turned my life around."
"It was just something that I thought I'd like to do, so I set it up. The biggest thing about it is I want to let kids know and people know that they can talk about it.'"
Gontier--who is joined in the band by drummer/vocalist Neil Sanderson, bassist Brad Walst and guitarist Barry Stock--talked to LiveDaily about his sobriety, the songwriting process for Three Days Grace's latest album, "One-X," and hanging out on MySpace.
LiveDaily: Depression, addiction, those are both "taboo" subjects to talk about. I think that's honorable that you're publicly discussing your problems.
Adam Gontier: That's the biggest thing. People don't want to talk about it, and you have to--especially if you're going through it. You really have to get it out, you know.
How long ago were you hospitalized?
A year and eight months ago.
How are you doing?
I'm doing well. I've been clean since then. I haven't touched anything. I've been doing really well.
I would say that your addiction and subsequent recovery is definitely reflected in the album.
Oh yeah, the lyrics were all sort of written while I was going through that period. It's a really personal record. It's got a lot of my, sort of, journal entries from the last couple years.
The songs "Get Out Alive" and "Time of Dying" are intensely personal..
Yep. Yep for sure. There's a lot of them. "Never Too Late" is another one that hits home as well. It's cool to be able to get up on stage every night and play the songs. It's a way to get things off my chest. It's cool because people relate to it sort of on their own level.
Have you had a lot of fans share their stories with you?
Yeah, quite a few. I spend a lot of time on the Internet, on MySpace, talking to fans and trying to stay connected to them. It's pretty amazing.
Describe the songwriting process for Three Days Grace.
It's kind of all over the place. There's not one specific style that we use. We tend to sit together with guitars and a hand drum and whoever has an idea throws an idea out there, whether it's musically or melody or something like that. Generally, the lyrics are written separate from the music. After music's been written or before it doesn't really matter. We sit together and come up with the music and lyrics. I write lyrics sometimes during the day, on the bus whenever. It's all over the place.
What was it like to work with producer Howard Benson?
He's a really great producer He's got great ears. He's done a few really good records and he really focuses on the vocals and the melodies and the harmonies. It was really great to work with a producer that was really vocal-centric.
What was the most important thing you think you learned from him?
I think the biggest thing I learned from working with him is there's so much you can do with your voice and there's so many different weird harmonies. There's things out there that a lot of singers and bands don't use. He introduced me to different melodies and harmonies and different ways of doing things.
You're touring with Nickelback and Breaking Benjamin soon. What will you do when the tour ends?
Probably still be on tour. I don't know exactly where we're going to be. Australia, maybe overseas. It all depends really. I'm sure we'll be on the road somewhere.
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Я думаю и вправду, чё ребят торопить с выходом нового альбома! Пусть они его чиканят до совершенства, я до сих пор переслушиваю дебютник и уаникс и каждый раз открываю для себя что то новое, вообще здорово!
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Вот я тут перевожу и часто думаю ... Кто-то тут говорил, что у Грейсов анти-фанаты есть, которые своими сборищами их говном поливают ... Я вот просто не представляю, за что ...И не потому, что это - моя самая любимая группа! Они все делают правильно - качественную музыку, песни, они не работают на журналы и СМИ, не выставляют напоказ свои отношения, людям, в конце концов помогают, всё что у них есть, они заработали сами. Перевожу и вот...блин...бедные их жены!!! Я вот вообще представить не могу, как их можно НЕНАВИДЕТЬ! Да, не слушать можно, музыка может просто не нравиться но что б прям с адской ненавистью к этому делу ...
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- Мы выступали на разогреве у Stones. Это было довольно-таки интересно... После шоу они устроили вечеринку для всего персонала, и мы пошли на неё. Я не думал, что они будут на ней выступать, но Mick отжёг! На эту вечеринку мы пришли с семьями. Наши жены да ещё и мама Адама танцевали с Mick`ом. Я и оглянуться не успел, как моя жена уже под руку с Mick`ом Jagger`ом. Вот кора! Да, и чего-то я пропустила, что и у Барри жена есть ...
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Вот я тут перевожу и часто думаю ... Кто-то тут говорил, что у Грейсов анти-фанаты есть, которые своими сборищами их говном поливают ... Я вот просто не представляю, за что ...И не потому, что это - моя самая любимая группа! Они все делают правильно - качественную музыку, песни, они не работают на журналы и СМИ, не выставляют напоказ свои отношения, людям, в конце концов помогают, всё что у них есть, они заработали сами. Перевожу и вот...блин...бедные их жены!!! Я вот вообще представить не могу, как их можно НЕНАВИДЕТЬ! Да, не слушать можно, музыка может просто не нравиться но что б прям с адской ненавистью к этому делу ...
Масюнька думать вредно......Такая Куйня есть и будет от етого не куда не денешся.....Мы знаем какие они молодцы что выкладываються на кончартах до Посинение, что жоны своих мужей не видят...Мы ет знаем а те ненависники они не знают они усдышили одну песню не понравилось в топку......... Пример Масюня нашей не любимой группы ТХ все знают что они (ПиД)Отстойники.......Ну канешно Жопу с пальцем не сравнивают но ет единсвеная наша стобой не любимая группа в пример..... А ВООБЩЕ Я СЦУКО ЗА ГРЕЙСОВ ВСЕМ БОШКИ ПО ОТКРУЧУ..
TDG rocks Norwood; Three Days Grace raises about $90,000 for hometown community centre
It was the biggest concert to ever hit Norwood, and for one proud father it was a dream come true.
Three Days Grace took the stage at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre to deafening screams from their hometown fans.
And the three-parts local and one-part Toronto band nearly blew the doors off the facility the show helped pay for.
"The concert is a complete success," said Lou Walst, a Norwood Lions Club member and father of Brad Walst bass/vocalist in the internationally known Norwood-raised rock band.
The sold-out event - 2,100 tickets - is expected to raise about $90,000 for the community centre, said Mike Heffernan, Lions Club member and chair of the benefit concert committee.
The highly anticipated show will put the Lions Club over the $325,000 raised for the facility. That's a number they promised to raise, Heffernan said.
"The boys wanted to do a benefit concert and the timing was perfect," he said.
"For me it's a dream come true to see the boys play together on the same stage in front of their hometown crowd," Lou said.
To add a little more family taste and local flair to the concert the opening act My Darkest Days featured Matt Walst and Norwood-raised B.J. McMillan.
The 2,000-plus crowd was a wide range of fans including the mohawk-sporting hard rocker to the woman who lived next door to the band and watched them grow up. "I used to go over and request songs while they were practising," said Paula Partington, adding she was the Walst's neighbour.
"The first time they cut a song Brad (Walst) brought it to the house and he was so nervous," she said. "I told him it was great and to play it again."
Partington said it was the second time she had seen "the boys" play locally - she caught them in Peterborough previously - but it was an electric event to see them in their town, Partington said.
Adam Gontier, vocals/guitar also grew up in Norwood, while Three Days Grace drummer Neil Sanderson hails from Peterborough, and guitarist Barry Stock is from Toronto.
Partington wasn't the only one with close ties to the band.
It seemed many people at the event had some connection to the group that earned the most United States airplay for all modern rock genres in 2007.
"We went to high school with them," said Courtney King. "When they were Groundswell (an earlier incarnation of Three Days Grace) they played all our assemblies at school and they sold CDs out of the trunk of their car."
Rob Heard, another local Norwood musician remembered performing on the same bill as the well-known rockers.
"I opened for Three Days Grace when they were like 15 years old," Heard said.
"We love the boys," King said. "But I never thought I would be standing in line to buy tickets to one of their concerts."
It may seem a little more outrageous that King got to see her high school buddies perform the biggest show Norwood has ever seen considering the hometown boys have made good, very good.
Three Days Grace was recently named the top rock artist of the year by R&R/Billboard and are the owners of No. 1 hits "(I Hate) Everything About You" and "Just Like You."
Vlad Bularca and Andr‚ Florea were all smiles as they pulled on their brand new oversized concert T-shirts.
They were a little shy, but the two youngsters, who came with their parents from Kitchener for the show, said they were excited.
"I got this one because it actually has all the people on it," Florea said of his T-shirt selection.
The timing was perfect for the concert as the headliners finished a tour on April 3.
October 23rd: Caught up with Barry and Brad from Three Days Grace in Brussels, Belgium, in the midst of their European trek with Hoobastank. Two really cool and really laid back guys. The show itelf was amazing, the band really blew me away from start to finish. And if you've never seen the guitar played with a power drill, you're missing out...
TuneLab Music: How's the tour going so far? How long have you been on tour in Europe?
Brad: What's it been, two and a half weeks now? Barry: Yeah, we got here on the 1st and we go home on the 1st. Pretty much the whole month of October.
TL: You had a US tour that lead right up to it?
Barry: Yeah.
TL: How long have you been touring non-stop now?
Barry: 18 months. Brad: Yeah, been a long time.
TL: You guys got any plans to stop and see anything while you're in Europe? I know you have a day off in Amsterdam...
Brad: Yeah, we're having a day off in Amsterdam.
TL: You guys have on Tuesday [October 26th] a limited edition CD/DVD coming out. What are we gonna see on it?
Brad: Basically a bunch of... we've got all the videos, behind-the-scenes videos, got some Brazilian footage from when we did the Rock in Rio stop. We got some acoustic stuff... Barry: We've got some interview stuff, it's a pretty hearty DVD. Brad: We've got a bonus track, a b-side called "Are You Ready." It's gonna be cool.
TL: Just the one song that didn't make the original album?
Brad: Yeah.
TL: For those who haven't seen you... I've never seen you, this will be my first time tonight... What can we expect live? What's a live show like with you guys?
Barry: We're pretty high energy, we're pretty aggressive live. What we all tend to do in this band, what we all have in common is we all take music as a (inaudible) event. You know, that's why we seem aggressive. We're like that live, though. Very hyper and lots of energy... we're just pretty mellow the rest of the day so just take all our pent up energy and have at 'er live.
TL: How'd you get picked up by Jive? You wouldn't normally see this type of band on Jive...
Brad: When we were shopping for a deal, there was about ten big labels. I don't know, Jive just seemed right. At the time, they were independent, and they didn't have any rock acts. And they just seemed to care the most. They seemed passionate about what they were doing. And they only sign like four bands a year, so... Whereas other labels are like machines, they just take band in and throw them against the wall and see who sticks. They've been really cool. They've been really attentive and take care of us. Barry: The label came up in a blizzard just to see the band.
TL: Up to Canada?
Barry: Yeah, from New York, drove up through a blizzard to Peterborough.
TL: What part of Canada is it?
Brad: Right outside of Toronto. It was actually in Peterborough, Ontario.
TL: What is harder to get labels to come up there or get any recognition?
Brad: Yeah, we got asked to come down a bunch of times to the States and to some showcases, but we said you know, if you're not gonna make the trip up here, then what's the point? And they did, they flew up, and drove like three hours in a blizzard, showed up to this small gig in a this town, and that was pretty cool.
TL: What's the music scene like up there? Is there a lot of rock bands?
Barry: There's a lot of rock, there's a lot of everything. It's kinda large, especially lately. Over the last few years it seems there's been more stuff. I think we're just getting more recognized in places like America. You know over the last few years, looking at Canada more. So you're starting to see a lot more of it.
TL: How's recognition been over here [in Europe]? Do you guys see any figures for albums sales?
Brad: Well the album's coming out in Germany November 8th, Belgium I think it's the 1st...
TL: Oh, so it hasn't even been released here yet?
Brad: No. Barry: No. Brad: I think it's released in Denmark maybe? Or was it Norway? Barry: I'm not sure. Brad: It's very new. Barry: That's kind of us being here right now...
Editor's Note: Both I and they didn't know it then, but the album is in fact out in Europe. It just came out recently.
TL: Setting the stage?
Barry: Yeah, setting it up. Brad: Yeah, we didn't know what to expect and the crowds have been really cool.
TL: Pretty high energy?
Brad: Yeah, I think at first they really don't know what to think, and then three songs in they're all jumping around. It's good.
TL: Crowds here... put US crowds to shame...
Brad: (laughing) They do, yeah. They watch more, they're more into it, I don't know. More appreciative. Barry: More of them clap along, and they know the parts and stuff.
TL: Your latest single "Home" was released a few weeks ago in the States. Do you know how that's doing at all?
Brad: I think it's doing ok, I don't know. Barry: I think it's doing really good.
TL: Do you expect it to do pretty good?
Barry: It looks like it's doing good in its class in the charts.
TL: When "I Hate (Everything About You)" came out, after a couple of months, it was all over the radio and I think everybody was expecting [in anticipation] something more from you. Can you talk about "Home"? The song, what it means?
Brad: Um, I think it's pretty straight forward. I think everybody's been in that type of situation where you're stuck in a place. And usually it's, you know, for us it was home. There's lots of neglect and feelings you have at home. They neglect us, it's pretty straight forward.
TL: How do you guys write? Do you do lyrics first, or do you just start playing something?
Brad: We usually just start playing something and do lyrics later, but we do it as a group. Everybody brings stuff to the table and we go from there. Lately we've got a little studio set up in the back so we can go, plug in and record it, and it's pretty cool.
TL: Well the one thing about your lyrics, and especially with "Home", but on the entire album the lyrics really seem like they're telling a story that you can visualise. Are they [the lyrics] based on personal experiences, or do they just kinda come from nowhere?
Brad: I think, like we said, we all kinda come together, so I think definitely for some people it's personal and we came from a small town, so we got to see a lot of things up close. And we had a lot of friends that went through a lot of shit growing up, and everybody goes through shit. But I think in a small town everybody knows your business, so it's know. Like, Jimmy down the street's getting beat by his dad, and everybody knows it. Barry: The same shit goes on in a big city, you just don't really know about it. But when you're in a teeny little community everybody.. there's just nowhere to hide from it. You know, if you're in a fight or an arguement, you have to solve it. It ain't gonna go away. It's not like a big city where you can just get away from your problems. Brad: So I think a lot of it came from that. Just growing up.
TL: What do you guys do when you're not touring? Do you like to hang together or what?
Brad: We just split for however long. Then come back. We go hang with our families. Barry: We're together a lot. Brad: Yeah. Barry: It's not that we don't get along, we all love each other, but when you get home after living in a tube together for a long time... Brad: We do laundry, lots of laundry. Barry: Laundry. Cut the lawn, I never thought I'd miss cutting my lawn. You know what I mean? (laughs)
TL: Have you guys been writing stuff for a new album or are you thinking about it at all?
Barry: Yeah, we've been working on it for a bit. Again, we all have means of recording our stuff... (inaudible, their bus driver coughed)
TL: Do you have any timeframe for the album?
Barry: It'll be the spring or summer of next year. We're on tour until December 23rd with Hoobastank and we'll take a couple weeks for Christmas and probably do something in January... probably take February and March off to start recording.
TL: What type of music do you listen to? What's the last album you bought?
Barry: The last albums I bought were The Used's two latest albums. I just recently bought both of them. I like a lot of stuff, and 70's stuff too. A lot of Led Zeppelin. Brad: I don't even remember the last album I bought. I don't buy too many.
TL: Do you see any trends in music now? Like something's getting big now, something's gonna die off soon... Think music's gonna get better or worse?
Brad: It's hard to say, I really don't know. Barry: I think it's gonna get better. You know, for a long time the record companies would focus on just the one hit and that was it. It got to a point, where it got so bad that everybody started downloading it. Who's gonna buy a record with one song on it? Now I'm starting to notice there's a lot of cooler bands coming up and I think the record companies are finally starting to realize that that's been the problem all along. That one three-minute song isn't gonna work, it's gotta go back to the old days again with the bands of the 70's. Used to guy but a Zeppelin record or whatever and open it up there would be artwork, there was the music, everything kinda was a big picture. They don't do that anymore. Where the record is good from beginning to end... they used to develop bands back then. Put money into bands and develop them into something. You know? And that kinda went away, but it appears me it seems like it's coming back. There's a lot more bands now that I think lately that are really cool. Not necessarily just the three-minute pop song or something. You know bands like The Mars Volta is more progressive, and it doesn't have to be just a three-minute whatever. So, that's just my opinion, I hope it's gonna be better.
TL: When you talk about the total package of the music, what do you think of the growing trend of iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.?
Brad: I think if you create an album with artwork, and treat it like art and it's good, people buy it, no matter what. And that's the problem, what [Barry] was saying It's just one or two song, people just get those songs... Barry: Again, that's what's been missing. Again, you have a song that's on the radio, that's their one hit. The rest of the album's crap, and there's no artwork that has any meaning to... know what I mean? It's just like they were selling a song. And people can see right through that... it's the same reason I download. I'm not gonna go buy a record for a song, that's ridiculous, that's stupid. You know, it's the record companies' fault, they're the ones who gotta get their shit together and develop bands with a good... tell 'em a story. Again, you go back to... I refer to a lot of older music... because that's the way it used to be. You'd develop bands back then in the 60's and 70's and, you know, and crave every time a record came out, you were painting this whole picture. It had cool art, it had cool songs that sort of fit in somehow... Now, that's lost. So I think that's what does need to be done. These people have to get focused on that a little more. And not just sell the song, but again go back to selling the band. You know, a group of characters that you can market to the people. You know, they're interested in them, want to know those people. "What are they thinking with that artwork, where are they going with that?" Substance.
TL: Do you see videos as a way to portray the band and the art to kinda draw people into maybe wanting to check you out?
Barry: I think all aspects are good, you kinda have to take every piece of it and put your thing in to it. Like you have the Internet, you have your website. I think it's important between that, to your record cover, to your songs, to your videos. You know, if you have everybody else doing your shit for you and you have no input, well then again... In our case, we're a band that has input into everything.
Three Days Grace singer Adam Gontier and bassist Brad Walst both grew up in Norwood, a one-stoplight burg (population 1,500) two hours outside Toronto. The lack of people, good weather and things to do may have contributed to the band's pissed-off vibe, most notably in its grungy hit "I Hate Everything About You." "In Norwood, you basically had three options: sports, drugs or music," says Gontier, 25. "We stuck with music and used it as an outlet. Our anger derives from seeing what happens to people in a small town." What happened, Gontier recalls, was an unusually high occurrence of murder and suicide. By ninth grade, Gontier and Walst had found their escape after hooking up with drummer Neil Sanderson and forming a classic-rock band named Groundswell. After high school, the band broke away to Toronto, channeled its Seattle-rock influences and transformed into Three Days Grace. "That's the grace period to pay off a debt," explains Gontier. "For us, it stands for urgency: If you had three days to change anything in your life, could you do it?"
The group's dark yet radio-friendly hard-rock sound caught the ears of Jive Records. Although TDG (who recently added a fourth member, guitarist Barry Stock) might seem out of place on a label better known for the likes of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, they figure being the label's lone rock band makes them a priority. Plus, there are cool perks.
"I got to meet Britney," Gontier says. "And we met Justin at a party -- I talked to him for ten minutes. He seemed pretty down-to-earth."
Thanks to the success of "Hate," the band has landed gigs with Trapt and Nickelback, and will headline its own tour in the spring. Although the track was written about a specific relationship, Gontier understands the song's mass appeal. "It's about spending too much time in your life on something you don't need," he says. "I think a lot of people can relate to that."
Переводила сама,строго не судите)Это перевод последнего!Сразу говорю перевод немного корявый...Ничего особого,мы все об этом уже читали и не один раз...
Грандж рокеры находят успех в "Ненависти"
Солист Three Days Grace Адам Гонтьер и басист Брэд Уолст оба выросли в Норвуде,город с одним светофором(население 1,500 человек)в двух часах езды от Торонто.Недостаток людей,хорошей погоды и вещей-это все внесло вклад в сердитое настроение группы,наиболее особенно это вырозилось в их грандж хите "I Hate Everything About You.""В Норвуде,в основном у тебя есть 3 варианта занятий:спорт,наркотики или музыка",говорит Гонтьер,25."Мы придерживались музыке и использовали это как выход.Наш гнев исходит от увиденного,что случается с людьми в маленьком городке."
То,что случилось,вспоминает Гонтьер,было не обычно высоким возникновением убийства и самоубийства(не уверина в этой строчке,не могу ее нормально перевести,звучит как-то странно...)К девятому классу Гонтьер и Уолст нашли свое спасение после присоединения к ним барабанщика Нейла Сандерсона и формирования классической рок-группы под названием Groundswell.После старшей школы,группа поехала в Торонто,под влиянием Сиэтлского-рока и преобразовалась в Three Days Grace."Это период,чтобы оплатить долг",объясняет Гонтьер."Для нас это очень важно:Еслибы вы имели три дня,чтобы что-нибудь изменить в вашей жизни,сдела ли бы вы это?"
Огрессивные звуки хард-рока группы все же были благоприятны для радио,именно там они были услышаны Jive Records.Хотя TDG(которые не так давно приняли 4 участника,гитариста Барри Стока) могут казаться не уместными на лэйбле,который лучше известен по таким именак как Britney Spears и Justin Timberlake,но они полагают,что быть единственной рок-группой лэйбла повышает им приоритет.Плюсь,крутые льготы.
"Я виделся с Britney,",Говорит Гонтьер"И мы встретили Justin'а на вечеринке-я поговорил с ним 10 минут.Он показался довольно приземленным."
Благодаря успеху "Ненависти",группа работала с Trapt и Nickelback,и будут хэдлайнерами в своем туре весной.Хотя трек был написан о определенных отношениях,Гонтьер понимает массовое обращение песни."Она о трате слишком много времени в твоей жизни на что-то,что тебе не нужно,"говорит он."Я думаю,что это может касаться многих людей."
Riot_Girl,спасибо!А вообще сама переводом не довольна,какой-то он не доделанный...Просто инглиш забросила в последнее время!Ну,а так в плане перевода,чем смогу помогу)А то наверное AFI - Girl замучалась сама тут все переводить))))))
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liveDaily Interview: Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace [ tickets ]'s success with the song "I Hate Everything About You" may seem to outsiders like it happened overnight, but it's been a decade in the making.
Vocalist-guitarist Adam Gontier, bassist Brad Walst and drummer Neil Sanderson began playing music at age 14 in Norwood, Ontario. They dabbled with bands until 1997 when they formed Three Days Grace and got serious about music. After moving to Toronto, the band met former Big Sugar drummer Gavin Brown, who went on to produce Three Days Grace [ tickets ]'s angst-filled, self-titled major-label debut for Jive Records, which was released on July 22. "I Hate Everything About You," the first single, travels from desperate yet melodic vocals to an acerbic chorus.
The band recently added a second guitarist, Barry Stock, to free up Gontier at live shows.
Gontier took the time to talk to liveDaily while his tour bus awaited inspection at Disneyland prior to a recent show with Trapt [ tickets ] and Smile Empty Soul [ tickets ] at the theme park's House of Blues venue.
liveDaily: The single "I Hate Everything About You" has really taken off. Are you surprised at how quickly it's happened?
Adam Gontier: We've been working on it for a long time. It's a nice payoff. Back home in Canada things are going really well. In Toronto, it gets quite a bit of radio play. We put a heck of a lot of time into the record. To finally see it being played, it's pretty cool.
How much time did you put into the album?
We spent about six months. We spent a couple months in Boston, then we moved to Woodstock, NY, and we finished the record there.
You've been together since you were 14. How has the band evolved since then?
I think mainly we just sort of matured in our songwriting. When we first started, we were all pretty young and everything, so we weren't too focused on writing good material. Once we spent a little bit more time thinking about what people like to listen to, we started writing better stuff.
Is most of the material on "Three Days Grace" newer songs?
We had a lot of material before we did the record. We met up with the producer, Gavin Brown. He listened for the parts he thought were great. We had most of the stuff written before we did the record.
Reviews have compared you to Kyuss and Sunny Day Real Estate. Would you say those are fair comparisons?
Yeah, I'd say so. We're all pretty big Sunny Day Real Estate fans, and a couple of us are into Kyuss. Those are definitely influences on us for sure. We're all influenced by different people from, like, Nine Inch Nails to Tool to--I'm a big Jeff Buckley fan. Our influences vary, which is for the better, I think.
How has your experience been working with Jive, a label primarily known for its work with teen acts like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync?
It's actually pretty cool. One of the reasons we went with Jive was because they don't have a lot of rock bands. For us, we seem to get a little bit more attention than [from] a label that would have been stacked with a bunch of different rock bands and a bunch of different rock records coming out at the same time. Jive was really into working a rock record. They hadn't had many of them. That's kind of why we went with them.
Have you met any of your labelmates yet?
Not too long ago we ran into Britney Spears. We did a showcase for a bunch of international Jive reps. We had guys from Germany and Australia who came to New York to see a few different Jive artists. Britney Spears was accepting an award. Right after she came off stage, I shook her hand and introduced myself. We [also] went to a Justin Timberlake record release party. We ended up hanging out with him. He's pretty down to earth. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
А это рецезия на дебютник
Three Days Grace Ontario band's debut album keeps its metal edge sharp.
US, December 2, 2003 - Five years ago we were in the golden age of the boy band. But here in the new millennium, we're presently in the time of the nu-metal band. They're springing up left and right, flooding out of every crack and crevice in the western hemisphere. The latest emerging force in this new wave of sonic popularity comes straight out of Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Norwood, an undetectably petite town of only 1500 people, is apparently perfect fuel for the creative minds of Three Days Grace. These dudes have spread their sound all over the land of opportunity quicker than a spilt glass of milk will cover a blue carpet.
Most of their increase in popularity is a direct result of the relatively smooth sounds of their self-titled debut (well, it's smooth compared to the music of other nu-metal contemporaries). Almost every single song from the Three Days Grace track list is heavy and catchy, with chewy chunks of assurance and fury thrown in for added measure.
The foremost example of Three Days Grace's sound can be heard in what happens to be their first single, "I Hate Everything About You." The track opens up with a solemn acoustic guitar intro, which is accompanied by slick drums and ripping bass lines. Supplied by guitarist Barry Stock, the riff showcases him as being more than just your everyday guitar player; he's part of the vanguard of new ax wielders hailing from Canada. His skilled guitar licks are more than welcome in the States, as long as they are complemented by the ruthless vocals of fellow band mate Adam Gontier. With Gontier screaming about an adoration that shouldn't be ("I hate everything about you/Why do I love you") and Stock thrashing away on his instrument, Three Days Grace have molded a song that is particularly catchy to the avid MTV fan.
The next track up on the list is "Home," which is definitely the most superb song you can hear while perusing this album. Gontier sings and hollers about the everyday conflicts a teenager may encounter with one of their kin. He sings about how "this house is not a home" and how he "can hardly wait to leave this place." Obviously this track has been influenced by Gontier's interactions with one of his family members. Maybe it was his mother, his father, whoever. But this track has deep roots of abhorrence towards one's family. It's as if he can't even stand to talk to these people. And that's a frustration that many young adults can relate to, as they attempt to grow up and run into the eventual clash with their parents and relatives over maturity issues.
Now we arrive at track 6, "Let You Down". Where as the previous songs on the album are about hate, this one is seemingly about support and reliance. But after about 45 seconds into the song, you realize that Gontier is singing "I'll let you down/When you finally trust me/Finally believe in me." He sets you up for a song about brotherhood and instead blindsides you with words of disappointment. It's a nice little twist, which is joined by flowing bass lines and a drum kit whose snare is wound just a little too tight. As far as the snare goes, it's just a little bothersome as it's a little too reminiscent of Lars Ulrich's snare on St. Anger. A mistake like that could ruin an artist's performance, but drummer Neil Sanderson pulls away in style, tossing in a bit more concentration on the bass drums during the chorus, which proves to be a rater nice move.
Mistakes? There's not many. Sure, a few of the songs on Three Days Grace might sound a little too much like some of the other material you may hear on your local rock station, but if you listen closely you'll discover that their music is actually quite angrier than the majority. I mean this album is seriously filled to the brim with anger, both musically and lyrically. The members aren't generally enraged people; they just know how to craft songs with angry lyrics, and they do it quite well, I might add.
Most teenagers will be able to associate themselves with Three Days Grace without difficulty. Yet this album can be recommended to kids of all backgrounds and ages, no matter what they're fretting about. Maybe you despise your job and practically all of your co-workers, maybe going to class is just too monotonous, maybe the collective populace of the world gets on your nerves or maybe you just want to tell your father to f@#k off. Whatver the case may be, you'll probably be able to find some solace in the music of TDG.
So gather all ye who are angst-filled and soaking in a vat of your own self-loathing. This album just might be albe to shine a little ray of sunlight into your otherwise less than blissful existence. Because you know what, Three Days Grace are there for you.
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